Experts predict Clemson will play bowl game in Florida, either Orlando or Jacksonville
Experts agree that Clemson is headed to a college football bowl game in Florida.
But will it be Orlando or Jacksonville?
Seven of a top 10 among prognosticators have Clemson in the Dec. 29 (5:45 p.m., ESPN) Cheez-It Bowl in Orlando, while three have picked the Dec. 31 (11:30 a.m., ESPN) TaxSlayer Gator Bowl in Jacksonville.
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A few, such as the reliable Joe Giglio, a broadcaster at WRAL in Raleigh, North Carolina, have switched from Jacksonville in the past few days. That would make sense with Orlando surely being interested in bringing a strong Clemson fan base to a city that has attractions like Disney World, Universal Studios and SeaWorld.
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N.C. State, which beat Clemson in double overtime during the regular season in Raleigh, also appears headed for one of the Florida bowls.
Giglio is in line with USA TODAY as well as Yahoo Sports, CBS Sports, Athlon, College Football News and Brett McMurphy of Action Network with picking Orlando. Six of those believe the Tigers (9-3) will face Iowa State (7-5) of the Big 12, while Giglio has them against Oklahoma (10-2) from that league.
ESPN and 247 Sports have Clemson in Jacksonville against SEC representative Texas A&M (8-4), while The Athletic has the opponent being Tennessee (7-5).
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USA TODAY’s list of bowl games involving ACC teams also has Virginia in the Dec. 27 Military in Annapolis, Maryland, against East Carolina; Louisville in the Dec. 28 Guaranteed Rate Bowl in Phoenix against Nevada; Wake Forest in the Dec 28 Holiday Bowl in San Diego against Arizona State; Miami in the Dec. 29 Pinstripe Bowl in New York against Purdue; Virginia Tech in the Dec. 30 Duke’s Mayo Bowl in Charlotte against South Carolina; North Carolina in the Dec. 31 Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas, against Oregon State; N.C. State in the Gator Bowl against Kansas State; and Pitt, if it beats Wake Forest on Saturday, in the Jan. 1 Fiesta Bowl against Michigan State.
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Giglio, meanwhile, has N.C. State against UCLA in San Diego; Wake Forest-Pitt loser against an SEC team in Jacksonville; Virginia Tech against a Big Ten team in New York; North Carolina against South Carolina in Charlotte; Miami against a Pac 12 team in El Paso, Texas; Virginia against East Carolina in Annapolis; Boston College against an American Conference team at the Fenway Bowl in Boston; and Louisville at the First Responder Bowl in Dallas.
This article originally appeared on Greenville News: Experts: Clemson to Florida bowl game, either Orlando or Jacksonville
